Duplex picture hanger



March 14, 1933. v c. w. HARSIN DUPLEX PICTURE HANGER Filed June 22, 1932 07mm 5'. VV. HAPSLN.

Patented Mar. 14,. 1933 Unitas STATES PATENT ori ice CLARENCE W. HABSIN, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DUPLEX rrcrcnn HANGER Application filed June 22, 1932. Serial No. 618,669.

frame and the other tang being designed to be forced or driven into a wall or equivalent supporting structure. The tangs are so arranged that the body of the sheet metal is not greatly weakened and so. that the fold lines on which the tangs are folded or bent are in vertical alignment so that the weight of the picture on the hanger does not tend to swing or twist the hanger.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawing for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the improved picture hanger.

Fig. 2 is a partial view in vertical section, illustrating the hanger as suspending a picture on a wall.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5, are reverse views of pictures to which the hanger has been applied, illustrating the manner in which the picture hanger may be used.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the improved picture hanger consists of a section 10 of sheet metal. While the outline of this section is illustrated as being rectangular, it may assume any desired shape and may be given an ornamental outline if desired. Two tangs are struck out of the body 10, one tang being indicated by the reference character 11, constituting the upper tang, and the other tang being indicated by the reference character 12, constituting the lower tang. These .each other and are in vertical alignment,

, ture, in which case only a single hanger is tangs are of equal lengths from top to bot tom and both are in the shape of scalene triangles. They are struck out from 'portions of the body which are in spaced relation to each other so as to leave an undisturbed central diagonal connecting web 13 which tends to maintain the stiffness of the body although considerable portions are struck out to provide the tangs. The upper tang 11 is folded on a fold line indicated at 14, which is coextensive in length with the fold line 15 on which the lower tang 12 is folded. These fold lines are parallel to that is the centers and the ends of the fold lines are disposed in vertical alignment.

In using this-contruction the lower tang 12 1s pressed or driven into the back of a picture frame F and when so applied the upper tang 11v may be driven into the wall W. By virtue of the fact that'the bases or fold lines of the tangs, indicated at 14 and 15, are in vertical alignment, the picture will be suspended between two vertically aligned points on the hanger so that the weight of the picture will not have a tendency to turn or twistthehanger about either of its tangs. In Figure 3 I have. illustrated the application of the improved hanger to the back of a relatively small picused which is fastened to the frame of the picture at about the center of its top. In Figure 4 a larger picture is shown which is provided with two hangers, one hanger being arranged adjacent each of the upper corners of the picture frame. The improved hanger may also be used to steady a picture, as shown in Figure 5, which is suspended by means of a picture cord C. In this case the improved hanger is attached to the frame of the picture near the center of its bottom.

It will be noted that the improved hanger may be very easily, quickly and cheaply produced by stamping sheet metal and when in applied position it is effectively concealed behind the picture frame and mounts the picture very close to thesurface of the wall W.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet metal body having tangs struck out of the body and extending laterally from opposite sides thereof, one tang being bent on a fold lineat its top and the other tang being bent on a fold line at its bottom, said fold lines being parallel, the centers of the fold lines being in vertical alignment, each tang being longer than half the distance between the fold lines, and the openings formed by the struck out tangs extending from the fold lines of their own respective tangs toward the opposite fold lines.

2. A device of the class described, compris ing a sheet metal body having tangs struck out of the body and extending laterally from opposite sides thereof, one tang being bent on a fold line at its top and the other tang being bent on ya fold line at its bottom, said fold lines being parallel, the centers of the fold lines being in vertical alignment, each tang being longer than half the distance between the fold lines, and the openings formed by the struck out tangs extending from the fold lines of their own respectiie tangs toward the 0pposite fold lines, there bing a web in the body between-the struck-out portions forming the tangs.

3. A device of the class described, comprismg a sheet metal body having tangs struck out of the body and extending laterally from opposite sides thereof, one tang being bent on a fold line at its top and the other tang being bent on a fold line at its bottom, said fold lines being parallel, the centers of the fold lines being in vertical alignment, each tang being in the form of a scalene triangle and be ing in length approximately-equal to the distance between the fold lines, and the openings formed by the struck outtangs extendingfrom the fold lines of their own respective tangs toward the opposite fold lines.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet metal body having tangs struck ontof the body and extending laterally from opposite sides thereof, one tang being bent on a fold line at its top and the other tang being bent on a fold line at its bottom, said fold lines being parallel, the centers of the fold lines being in vertical alignment, each tang being in the form of a scalene triangle and being in length approximately equal to the distance between the fold lines, and the openings formed by the struck out tangs extending from the fold lines of their own respective tangs toward the opposite fold lines, their being a diagonal connecting web between the struck-out portions of the body.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this s ecification.

LARENCE W. HARSIN. 

